I get my new smartwatch today...

I never thought I would be buying a smartwatch. For me the cost and lack of function were just too much to justify. I came across a budget smart watch on amazon and decided to research some other budget models. I read some reviews on the U8 watch and they were actually pretty impressive for such a low cost device.

Some features on the watch include:receive and make calls from your watch
receive phone notifications
control your camera and take photos
sync your phonebook and call log
play music
anti lost feature
barometer, altimeter and pedometer

That's why I got a Pebble Time and not an Apple Watch. Buttons are ok on either side, but anything with dials is really awkward to use when you have the watch on your right hand. Because you're coming from the opposite side, the angle is all messed up and it's hard to get correct purchase.

I love it so far! I can't believe how good it works for $20. I am spending alot less time looking at my phone since I see if a notification is important or not without even looking. It took only about 5 minutes to setup and the battery has been good so far.

I haven't tested all the features yet, but one thing I really like is the fact that you can read an entire facebook message from your watch. It doesn't just show the notification, it actually shows the whole body. I rarely receive texts so I haven't been able to see if it does the same thing with text messages yet.

Oh and the speaker phone on the watch works pretty well. Calling from the watch is easy enough and the sound quality while not great is decent enough to use. What can you expect for $20, though?

Another cool thing about the watch, is the ability to stream music and stream your phones camera. You actually get a preview of your phone's camera on your watch! When you open the camera app on your watch, it streams a preview of your phones camera and you can actually capture an image. I am not sure there is a scenario where that is actually useful, but it's really cool!

Another cool thing about the watch, is the ability to stream music and stream your phones camera. You actually get a preview of your phone's camera on your watch! When you open the camera app on your watch, it streams a preview of your phones camera and you can actually capture an image. I am not sure there is a scenario where that is actually useful, but it's really cool!

I can think of a few... but they may not be the most legal or moral scenarios.

I had a cheaper Relic skeleton watch until it failed on me a couple weeks ago. I upgraded to a Pebble classic and I have had it about a week. So far, so good. I like it, but I would have never spent more than the $75 bucks I did on a smart watch. I may do a little programming on it just to try out the SDK, but for now, I'm happy with being able to get GPS directions without looking at my phone and driving, having a bike computer, coffee timer, and seeing my phone notifications without digging my phone out and putting in my unlock code.